Election Name: | 2018 Fareham Borough Council election |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 2016 Fareham Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 2016 |
Next Election: | 2021 Fareham Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 2021 |
Seats For Election: | Half of seats (16 of 31) to Fareham Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 16 |
Election Date: | 3 May 2018 |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Leader1: | Seán Woodward |
Seats1: | 12 (24 total) |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Popular Vote1: | 19,529 |
Percentage1: | 54.1% |
Swing1: | 1.7 |
Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Leader2: | Roger Price |
Seats2: | 3 (5 total) |
Seat Change2: | 0 |
Popular Vote2: | 10,247 |
Percentage2: | 28.4% |
Swing2: | 4.8 |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Election: | Conservatives |
After Election: | Conservatives |
The 2018 Fareham Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Fareham Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
Half of the seats were up for re-election, with each councillor elected for a term of 4 years. The last time these seats were contested was in 2014.
As well as wards in the town of Fareham, candidates were being elected in Hill Head, Locks Heath, Park Gate, Portchester, Titchfield, Sarisbury, Stubbington and Warsash.
The composition of the council was unchanged from prior to these elections, with the Conservatives gaining one seat in Fareham East from the Lib Dems but the Lib Dems gaining one seat in Portchester East from the Conservatives after a previous defection,
After the election, the composition of the council was:[1]
The Conservatives remained in overall control, winning 12 seats. The Liberal Democrats won 3 seats, and an independent won 1 seat.
All swings and composition changes calculated from the 2014 elections.